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Topic International Date Line
Asked 7 times across 4 UPSC exams over 46 years (1980–2026), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 7 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 6 years (1980–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1980 → CAPF 2016 → NDA 2022 → GEO 2026
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (6 of 7) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
GEO2026
The International Date Line is made to zigzag to avoid which one of the following island groups?
- A Aleutian Islands
- B Bonin Islands
- C Solomon Islands
- D Cook Islands
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Geography › Maps & Location
CSE2025
Consider the following statements
- Anadyr in Siberia and Nome in Alaska are a few kilometers from each other, but when people are waking up and getting set for breakfast in these cities, it would be different days
- When it is Monday in Anadyr, it is Tuesday in Nome
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A I only ✓
- B II only
- C Both I and II
- D Neither I nor II
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Maps & Location
CAPF2024
If it is 31st December, 2023 in New Zealand, at the same time what will be the date in the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska?
- A Both have 01 January, 2024
- B Both have 30 December, 2023 ✓
- C 31 December, 2023 in Alaska and 01 January, 2024 Hawaiian Islands
- D 31 December, 2023 in Hawaiian Islands and 01 January, 2024 in Alaska
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Geomorphology
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